Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6709 | 7257 | 6324 | 4993 | 3762 | 2474 | 1207 | 1109 | 1550 | 2013 | 1478 | 1230 | 1248 | 1136 | 993 | 821 | 617 | 573 | 467 | 333 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.97m | 4:59AM1.92m | 5:23PM1.89m | 5:49AM1.87m | 6:12PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.07m | 10:52PM0.11m | 11:16AM0.13m | 11:40PM0.16m | 12:07PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | ENE 13 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 6324 | 4993 | 3762 | 2474 | 1207 | 1109 | 351 | 215 | 1478 | 1230 | 1248 | 1136 | 993 | 821 | 617 | 573 | 467 | 333 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 17 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | S 15 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | S 15 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 11 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 562 | 454 | 42 | 25 | 207 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 115 | 14 | 14 | 116 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | ENE 12 | E 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | ENE 12 | — | — | ENE 12 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 15 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 14 | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 6709 | 7257 | — | — | — | 12 | 19 | 80 | 1550 | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 36 | 81 | 184 | 30 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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